police foundation, international association of chiefs of police and the major , cities chief association stop -- chief association. salt lake city police chief testified last year that placing local law enforcement officers in the position of immigration agent -- excuse me, it undermines the cooperation essential to successfully community oriented policing. recently, we heard from a survey of latinos. 44% said they are less likely to contact the police if they are the victim of a crime out of fear officers will inquire about their immigration status or the immigration status of people they know. seven out of 10 respondents who are undocumented said the same thing. when victims of crimes and people who witness crime are afraid to contact the police, crimes go unsolved. crimes go unsolved, communities lose faith in the ability of police to keep them safe. rather than making our community safer, something the bill purports to do. this would decrease public safety. placing enforcement authority in the hands of states and localities results in unconstitutional racial profiling and prolonged d